// For flags

CVE-2014-0184

CFME: root password is written to evm.log when entered during VM provisioning

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.4.2 logs the root password when deploying a VM, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the evm.log file.

Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) anterior a 5.2.4.2 registra la contraseƱa root cuando implementa un VM, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener informaciĆ³n sensible mediante la lectura del fichero evm.log.

Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine delivers the insight, control, and automation needed to address the challenges of managing virtual environments. CloudForms Management Engine is built on Ruby on Rails, a model-view-controller framework for web application development. Action Pack implements the controller and the view components. The SSH utility script created a world-writable file in /tmp/ using a predictable name, and then executed it as root. A local attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands as the root user. A directory traversal flaw was found in the way Ruby on Rails handled wildcard segments in routes with implicit rendering. A remote attacker could use this flaw to retrieve arbitrary local files accessible to a Ruby on Rails application using the aforementioned routes via a specially crafted request.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2013-12-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-06-30 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-255: Credentials Management Errors
  • CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Redhat
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Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine
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<= 5.2.4
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Affected
Redhat
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Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine
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5.2
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Affected
Redhat
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Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine
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5.2.1
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Affected
Redhat
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Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine
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5.2.1.6
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Affected
Redhat
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Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine
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5.2.2
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Affected
Redhat
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Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine
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5.2.3
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Affected
Redhat
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Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine
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5.2.3.2
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Affected